The Cousins @ Winter Green Gorge!

One nice day this month, Shane and I went to the Winter Green Gorge (Cemetery) to take some pictures of my cousins and their kids! At first, the youngest, Tyler, was a little shy, but we decided to get right into taking some pictures so it would loosen him up.


Didn't take too long.


This was their favorite part of the photo shoot. Throwing up leaves.


Tommy, Austin, Ava, Tyler, & Gerri


Love these ones . . .


The lighting was so good and they are so cute loving on their parents!


I was surprised how many different spots there were to take pictures (without getting tombstones in the pictures)!


Tom & Gerri


This was actually kinda nerve wrecking for me because it was my first "official photo shoot". I thought it would be harder to pose them and what not, but they worked so well with me! (I am not by any means a professional photographer nor do I consider myself a good photographer, but I do love taking pictures, especially for family, so I had a blast!)


Cutie Ava


I love the boys faces in this one.


This is about when all the geese started plopping down into the pond. It was pretty cool to see. We got a little distracted.


They are the cutest family!


It's just so crazy to see my big cousins and my little 2nd cousins (their kids) all grow up. Time sure does fly by.

Austin's 7th Birthday!

Labor day weekend we celebrated my cousin, Austin's, 7th birthday!

He had already had the party with his friends before we got there, but he was still all sugared up from the cake and all the kids were running around like crazy!



My grandma caught him real quick to give him a hug though!



Can you tell this girl is growing up with two brothers?



Ava, playing on top of the playhouse instead of inside of it.

Here's Tyler (Austin & Ava's baby brother) with his dad.



Man I feel old. Just yesterday these kids were born. I swear.

Austin's T-Ball Game!

A while back my cousin Austin had his last T-Ball game, so we all headed out to support him!

So intense and into the game!

I'm not sure if other people do this too, but for some reason the tongue sticking out has been a tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation. I remember my grandpa used to do it when he was working on things, as did my dad, my uncle, my cousins, and myself.

Here is where the coach said "that was the best I've seen you guys in the outfield! You were great!"

The family watching and cheering!

Yay! They won. So did the other team. Gotta love t-ball. Everyone hits the ball. Everyone runs. Everyone gets a trophy.

It really is so great to watch my cousins grow up. It's crazy how fast time flies. When I wake up tomorrow, he'll be playing in the major leagues!

Austin’s 6th Birthday!

We celebrated my cousin Austin’s 6th Birthday this past weekend at one of the zoo pavilions! It was a little chilly, but the kiddos were having a great time with their face painting, playgrounds, and cupcakes!

To be young again though . . . the funniest part of the whole birthday was when Austin and his friend Ryan were waiting for their friend (Liam – snake face) to get his face painted. Ryan leans over to Austin and says, “Hey! Do you want to chase me while we wait?!” . . . to which Austin replies, “Yeah!” and he starts chasing Ryan around with his transformer mask on! I could not stop laughing!

Grandma's 80th!

My Grandma's 80th Birthday was on Monday, but we all celebrated it on Sunday!

It started off with some brunch at the Golden Corral! I love when you can get such a smorgasbord of things, but I am not a big fan of "everything you can eat" . . because I eat A LOT!! And then I'm sooooo stuffed!

Here are my cute cousins back from their trip to Disney World!! Ava has on her princess dress, and Tyler just cracks me up b/c whenever you say to smile, he gets super excited and almost shakes because he smiles so hard!
Austin is such a cutie!! The big brother of the group!! He made Shane and I carry him around all day!
The whole gang!! Notice how my dad and Shane are the only two who don't turn around! Ugh! Are you sick and tired of me taking pictures of you, or what?!
My Grandma is a gal after my own heart. Dessert, dessert, dessert. Yum!And more dessert! We went back to Grandma's to eat some yummy Giant Eagle cake!
I just can't get over how cute Ava is!! Getting ready to help Grandma blow out the candles!
Yay!! Happy 80th Grandma!! She told me that this was her best birthday yet! That makes me feel so good that she's still happy @ 80!!